ortyx

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρτυξ (órtux).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.tyks/, [ˈɔrt̪ʏks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.tiks/, [ˈɔrt̪iks]

Noun

ortyx f (genitive ortygis); third declension (uncommon)

quail
Synonyms: cōturnīx, quaccola
waybread, plantain
Synonym: plantāgō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ortyx	ortygēs
Genitive	ortygis	ortygum
Dative	ortygī	ortygibus
Accusative	ortygem	ortygēs
Ablative	ortyge	ortygibus
Vocative	ortyx	ortygēs

References

“ortyx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ortyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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